Lava the Original 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lamp with Yellow Wax in Purple Liquid

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In 1963, English accountant Edward Craven Walker designed and marketed the Astro Lamp, one of the world’s first motion lamp. In 1965, two American entrepreneurs travelling abroad saw the Astro Lamp on display at a trade show in Brussels, bought the rights to market the lamp worldwide, and formed the Lava Corporation in Chicago. They then renamed the Astro Lamp the Lava Lamp, and an American icon was born.

Lava the Original 16.3-Inch Lamp

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The 16.3-Inch Lamps from Lava the Original use iconic shape, elegantly flowing colored wax, and decorative glass to fill any space with the drama of motion and the beauty of soft colored light. For over fifty years, the iconic Lava the Original brand has been the pioneer in novelty and conventional lighting products, and today it stands as one of the most recognized, trusted, and beloved brands of all time. At Lava the Original, our commitments to pursuing the latest fashion trends, cutting-edge technology, and unsurpassed quality ensure that we continue to intrigue our older fans while enticing the younger generation with our exciting new product lines. So whether you are six or sixty, we have a Lava the Original lamp product just right for setting the mood of your life.

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Color:Yellow / Purple / Silver

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The Lava the Original 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lamp with Yellow Wax in Purple Liquid brings the drama of motion and the beauty of soft colored light into your very own space. Watch the yellow blobs suspended in purple liquid collide, flow, and split apart as they ooze their way up, down, and around the glass globe of this large 52-Ounce Lava the Original lamp. A hand-spun silver aluminum base and cap make this lamp truly unique. There’s more lava motion to love in this BIG version of the timeless Lava the Original lamp. For over fifty years, the iconic Lava the Original brand has been the pioneer in novelty and conventional lighting products, and today it stands as one of the most recognized, trusted, and beloved brands of all time. At Lava the Original, our commitments to pursuing the latest fashion trends, cutting-edge technology, and unsurpassed quality ensure that we continue to intrigue our older fans while enticing the younger generation with our exciting new product lines. So whether you are six or sixty, we have a Lava the Original lamp product just right for setting the mood of your life.

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Perfect for relaxing, decorating, or lighting up a party, the iconic Lava Lite 16.3-Inch Royal Lava Lamp features a sleek chrome base and cap, purple liquid, and yellow wax that shifts and floats in a mesmerizing dance. Made by the original lava lamp designer, this legendary motion lamp will add retro-chic style to any room.

Royal Lava LampAt a Glance:

Everyone's favorite retro lighting from the original lava lamp manufacturer

Use the Royal Lava Lamp to rev up or wind down, depending on your mood. View larger.

The Royal Lava Lamp adds special effects to your dorm room, office, living room, bedroom, or hang-out space. View larger.

Hypnotizing and Invigorating The original shape of cool, the Royal Lava Lamp from Lava Lite is just as stylish today as it was fifty years ago. With the slow rise and fall of lava-like blobs of various sizes and shapes, this funky blast from the past can hypnotize and invigorate. Use it to rev up or wind down, depending on your mood.

Lighting Effects Make the SpaceThe Lava Lite Royal Lava Lamp can add special effects to your study, den, office, living room, family room, dorm room, party room, or hang-out space. Jump start a party with the cool look of yellow wax globules floating in purple liquid, or use the slow motions of the lava to relax and quiet down after a long day of work. The eye-catching Royal Lava Lamp can also add a unique accent to built-ins, reading nooks, and dark corners.

Fun For Everyone The well-known shape and trademark look of the Lava Lite Royal Lava Lamp is bound to get adults reminiscing. Once you turn it on, this lava lamp will have your friends sharing their fond lava lamp memories.

How It WorksMeasuring 16.3 inches tall, this lava lamp heats up with the help of a pre-installed 25-watt incandescent light bulb. Once hot, the yellow wax will slowly rise and fall, gradually turning orange in the purple liquid, creating the familiar retro lava effect. Run the lamp for 8 hours for it to function properly.

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Many reviewers have expressed that the wax in their lamps just sits in a lump at the bottom. This happened to me as well. What a disappointment. I tried everything to no avail... left in on for hours, cycled it off and on... nothing changed. When I gave up, my husband said it just wasn't getting hot enough to get the wax moving like it's supposed to. So we purchased a 60W ceiling fan bulb at Home Depot, put it in the lamp, and held our breath. It's the same size as the original bulb, just higher wattage. I'm sure you can get these here on Amazon too, or Walmart, Lowe's, etc. Within a couple of hours, the wax was starting to flow, and within another hour it was moving like it's supposed to. Now that I have a stronger bulb, I can say this lamp is beautiful. It did seem a tad cloudy initially but cleared up quickly. If you've had this same issue with a lump of wax at the bottom, I'd suggest trying what I did as long as you are careful and keep an eye on the lamp (which you should obviously do anyway). I don't think I'd keep it on for hours on end, though, so just be cautious and aware. While I do notice the lamp gets slightly hotter with the 60W bulb, it's nothing extreme and stands to reason that it would get hotter anyway. I finally get the enjoy the true beauty of this lamp since replacing the bulb. Having said that, I likely won't buy another one until the company gets their obvious issues resolved with these. One star deducted for having to replace the bulb and the headache of trying to figure out what was wrong in the first place.

This 16.3-inch Lava Lamp is good, but only after I replaced the bulb with a Philips 45W PAR16 Dimmable Flood Light Bulb 434746 available on Amazon or at Home Depot. (By the way, the lamp is listed on the websites as a Halogen, but the package does not state Halogen on it.) The 40 watt incandescent bulb that comes with it just doesn't provide enough heat to get the wax moving. In fact, I ordered this lamp and it worked for a day, then the wax would just sit in the bottom no matter how many hours it was on. I thought it was defective, so I returned it and Amazon replaced it with a new one. The new one did the same thing as the first one, so I figured that it was not getting enough heat for it to work properly. I tried several bulbs including a 60-watt bulb (which worked well, it just got a little too hot). I finally tried the Philips 45 PAR16 indoor/outdoor flood light and it seems to work well. It does get hot, but I can still hold my fingers on the base without it burning. The glass globe, however, does get a bit too hot to keep my fingers on. But it seems to be fine. I hope this info is helpful to others who may think the lamp doesn't work. I now really like the lamp.

A lot of people have mentioned in their reviews of this product that the "lava" doesn't move around in the lamp like it should.

Mine has similar trouble getting started, but I have found a simple fix for it.

I let mine heat up for a few hours and if the "lava" is still not moving around like it should, then I pick it up with one hand on each end of it (it will be hot) and GENTLY turn the bottle upside down, then right side up again and set it down.

After the bubbles settle and you wait a while, this usually fixes the problem and gets the liquid moving around.

I love Lava Lamps in general, but I cant tell you how many I have had to send back of these 16.3" -ers. There is something peculiar about them, that more times than not, they either never flow, but rather just stay in a heated lump at the bottom with a slow rolling-boil appearance (even after 10 hrs of use!), or that they will flow (up to the top and down), but only for 1-2 hrs, then after that stay in a lump at the bottom. I wont try again. After about 7 purchases of these, in both the blue, and the purple waters, I now give up. I think the 14" ones that you see in Walmart and everywhere are the newer versions that are much more reliable with the bugs worked out.

I got this to replace a broken jar in another lava lamp, but sadly it was a smidge to big (I tried the regular size already years ago when it first broke).

Not a problem though because I figured if it didn't fit the base and cap of that broken lava lamp, I could use it to replace my now gross looking lava lamp (that I originally got as a gift to use the jar to replace said broken jar, but it was way to small ahaha.) So I use it as is and it's great, had no problems with cloudiness and it shows me just how much my old lava lamp's colors have faded. Colors are vibrant and awesome!

If you are wondering why I am trying so hard to find a jar to place in an old base and cap, it's a cool one with stars and moons cut out so the light also seeps out and creates a bit of a star and moon field. My grandpa got it for me many years ago, and looking it up it seems to be expensive to get a brand new one (and all I need is the jar). I love lava lamps either way so I figured if I am ever able to replace that jar, then I can have two cool lava lamps.

This has worked better than I had expected. I expected it to be crap, as many people had stated about it, but it works fine. It is NOT the lava lamp of the 90s, with its beautiful liquid and whatever the stuff is made up of. The contents of this one seem to be more of a chunky gel, but once melted, works great. My son has left it on for 8 hours without issue (by accident). It doesn't get outrageously hot like others had mentioned, but why on earth are people handling a metal heated lamp? (my son wondered the same thing)

My son got this for Christmas, and has used it 5ish times per week, for the past 6 weeks. Still works as good as the day he got it. Thus far, I'd recommend it to others.